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thimblerigger
thimblerigger (ˈθɪmb(ə)lˌrɪgə(r)) [f. thimblerig n. + -er1.] A professional sharper who cheats by thimblerigging; also transf. one who cheats by means of tricks, or juggles with phrases, etc.1831 Lincoln Herald 7 Oct. 4/4 An altercation took place between some countrymen and the thimble-riggers, on ...
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thimblerig
▪ I. thimblerig, n. (ˈθɪmb(ə)lrɪg) [f. thimble + rig n.5 2; lit. ‘thimble-trick’.] 1. A swindling game usually played with three thimbles (see thimble 2 c) and a pea which was ostensibly placed under one of them; the sharper then challenging the bystanders to guess under which the pea had been place...
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thimble
thimble, n. (ˈθɪmb(ə)l) Forms: α. 1 þ{yacu}mel, 5–6 thymelle, -yl(le, thymle, themel, -elle, -yl(le, (5 thomelle, timmele), 9 dial. thimmel. β. 5 thymbyl(l, thomble, 6 thymble, -bel(l, -bil(l, thumble, (tymble), 6–7 thimbell, 6– thimble. [OE. þ{yacu}mel, f. þ{uacu}ma thumb + -el, -le, suffix forming...
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Lawman (TV series)
On February 28, 1960, he was cast as Sam White, in "The Thimblerigger", in an earlier episode.
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